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James Cook University is Australia's leading tropical research university, with campuses in Townsville, Cairns and Singapore.
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A new study shows supporting new dads’ mental health may play an important role in fostering their children’s healthy development. Full story 👉 shorturl.at/j0z5s

A new study shows supporting new dads’ mental health may play  an important role in fostering their children’s healthy development. 
Full story 👉 shorturl.at/j0z5s
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A new study from JCU and UMass Amherst has confirmed that when it comes to body size, sharks play by the rules – and it could reshape how we understand biology across the animal kingdom. 🦈👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/43MOUph

A new study from JCU and <a href="/UMassAmherst/">UMass Amherst</a> has confirmed that when it comes to body size, sharks play by the rules – and it could reshape how we understand biology across the animal kingdom. 🦈👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬

Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/43MOUph
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JCU has been ranked among the world's top 200 universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. #THEGlobalImpact #THEUniRankings More info 👉 shorturl.at/uSwF9

JCU has been ranked among the world's top 200 universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. #THEGlobalImpact #THEUniRankings

More info 👉 shorturl.at/uSwF9
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JCU will host three Getty Fellows who’ll work with Scott Heron to expand the use of the Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI), a rapid assessment tool used to examine climate impacts on World Heritage sites and other areas of significance. More info 👉shorturl.at/ocvCa

JCU will host three <a href="/GettyMuseum/">Getty</a> Fellows who’ll work with <a href="/sfheron/">Scott Heron</a> to expand the use of the Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI), a rapid assessment tool used to examine climate impacts on World Heritage sites and other areas of significance. 

More info 👉shorturl.at/ocvCa
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James Cook University, Engineering and Innovation Place (Townsville, Australia), World Selection for the Prix Versailles Campuses 2025 #PrixVersailles2025 #WorldSelection #Campuses2025 James Cook Uni KIRK Australian Government

James Cook University, Engineering and Innovation Place (Townsville, Australia), World Selection for the Prix Versailles Campuses 2025 #PrixVersailles2025 #WorldSelection #Campuses2025 <a href="/jcu/">James Cook Uni</a> <a href="/RichardKirkArch/">KIRK</a> <a href="/ausgov/">Australian Government</a>
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JCU's landmark Engineering and Innovation Place building has been named in the World’s Most Beautiful Campuses List 2025 in the prestigious Prix Versailles awards. Full story: shorturl.at/bsZSi

JCU's landmark Engineering and Innovation Place building has been named in the World’s Most  Beautiful Campuses List 2025 in the prestigious Prix Versailles awards.
Full story: shorturl.at/bsZSi
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A new study JCU: James Cook University, Australia study has found the freeze response present in four of the 13 shark, ray and chimaera species analysed serves no function in their modern environment. 🦈🔍 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/44adAa3

A new study JCU: James Cook University, Australia study has found the freeze response present in four of the 13 shark, ray and chimaera species analysed serves no function in their modern environment. 🦈🔍

Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/44adAa3
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New research by 40 of the world’s top neuroscientists has given a powerful new push to the idea that mental disorders could be linked to energy levels in the brain. Full story: shorturl.at/W6G6t

New research by 40 of the world’s top  neuroscientists has given a powerful new push to the idea that mental  disorders could be linked to energy levels in the brain.
Full story: shorturl.at/W6G6t
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Hugely popular podcasters and business partners Lucy Jackson and Nikki Westcott will return to their old stomping grounds at JCU for a special event on Friday, July 4. 🎙️👩‍🎓🎛️ Read the full story here 👉📰bit.ly/4ejo2Rc

Hugely popular podcasters and business partners Lucy Jackson and Nikki Westcott will return to their old stomping grounds at JCU for a special event on Friday, July 4. 🎙️👩‍🎓🎛️

Read the full story here  👉📰bit.ly/4ejo2Rc
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Our JCU team took centre stage at the UniSport Indigenous Nationals in Perth last week, with their efforts featured in JCU Journal in the Townsville Bulletin. 🏀🏐🏉 If you've got a great JCU sport story you want featured, let us know by emailing [email protected] 📨

Our JCU team took centre stage at the UniSport Indigenous Nationals in Perth last week, with their efforts featured in JCU Journal in the Townsville Bulletin. 🏀🏐🏉

If you've got a great JCU sport story you want featured, let us know by emailing rohan.oneil@jcu.edu.au 📨
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A JCU researcher has helped create a database of fire across Australia and New Zealand over thousands of years, offering insights into how bushfires may be changing. 🇦🇺🔥🇳🇿 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4l7Gm2v

A JCU researcher has helped create a database of fire across Australia and New Zealand over thousands of years, offering insights into how bushfires may be changing. 🇦🇺🔥🇳🇿

Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4l7Gm2v
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James Cook University and CQ University are this week hosting the Australian Historical Association’s (AHA) national conference, bringing more than 220 historians to Townsville. 🔎🇦🇺🇳🇿 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4kgbZFC

James Cook University and CQ University are this week hosting the Australian Historical Association’s (AHA) national conference, bringing more than 220 historians to Townsville. 🔎🇦🇺🇳🇿

Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/4kgbZFC
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More than 100 students have enjoyed a taste of university life at this week’s JCU Indigenous Winter School Program. 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓🧑‍🎓 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/44tHXs6

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JCU researchers will be part of a program designed to bring better care to North Queenslanders suffering from a high incidence of deadly ailments ranging from diabetes to congenital heart disease in children. Full story: shorturl.at/PaJbo

JCU researchers will be  part of a program designed to bring better care to North Queenslanders suffering from a high incidence of deadly ailments ranging from diabetes to congenital heart disease in children.
Full story: shorturl.at/PaJbo
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Drone surveys show coral was practically wiped out near Queensland’s Lizard Island last year and scientists say repeated bleaching from a warming ocean gives it little long-term chance of survival. Full story: shorturl.at/kZYqL

Drone surveys show coral was practically wiped out near Queensland’s Lizard Island last year and scientists say repeated bleaching from a warming ocean gives it little long-term chance  of survival.
Full story: shorturl.at/kZYqL
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Analysis of ancient core samples from the bottom of a lagoon in the Northern Territory suggests future monsoons across northern Australia will be more intense as the global climate warms further. Full story: shorturl.at/DNIQV

Analysis of ancient core  samples from the bottom of a lagoon in the Northern Territory suggests future monsoons across northern Australia will be more intense as the global climate warms further.
Full story: shorturl.at/DNIQV
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A diverse selection of 10 books have been longlisted for the $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award in 2025. 📖📚📕 Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/46wA6g8

A diverse selection of 10 books have been longlisted for the $50,000 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award in 2025.  📖📚📕

Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/46wA6g8
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Our researchers are developing a new vaccine that protects cattle from tick fever 🐄💉 With promising trials in Queensland and the United States, this could be a game changer for farmers, food security, and economies around the world. Discover more: shorturl.at/UlUPz

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As warming seas cause bull sharks to spend more time off Sydney’s coast, a JCU expert says that this may increase overlap between sharks and people along the coast of Australia’s most populated city. 🦈🥵🏄‍♀️🏊‍♀️ Read the full story here 👉📰 bit.ly/3GAipBQ

As warming seas cause bull sharks to spend more time off Sydney’s coast, a JCU expert says that this may increase overlap between sharks and people along the coast of Australia’s most populated city. 🦈🥵🏄‍♀️🏊‍♀️

Read the full story here 👉📰  bit.ly/3GAipBQ
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New @RoyalSociety Fellows from across the world were formally admitted to the UK’s national academy of sciences at an event in London this week. Congratulations to the four Academy Fellows elected; Professors Melissa Little (Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)), Bill Laurance James Cook Uni), Hugh Possingham

New @RoyalSociety Fellows from across the world were formally admitted to the UK’s national academy of sciences at an event in London this week. Congratulations to the four Academy Fellows elected; Professors Melissa Little (<a href="/MCRI_for_kids/">Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)</a>), Bill Laurance <a href="/jcu/">James Cook Uni</a>), Hugh Possingham